I am married and have two daughters. I graduated from Mount Lebanon (Pa.) High School and West Virginia University. In my first job out of college, I was sports editor of the Evening Journal in Martinsburg, W.Va., 15 miles from the Antietam battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md. I now work for ESPN in Connecticut. My book, "Connecticut Yankees at Antietam" (History Press), is available from amazon.com and elsewhere. E-mail me here.

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"Connecticut Yankees at Antietam" is available. The book tells the tales of soldiers from Connecticut who served in the four regiments from the state at the bloodiest day in American history. Click on image for ordering details. If you want to purchase a signed copy, email me at jbankstx@comcast.net.

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I am married and have two daughters. I graduated from Mount Lebanon (Pa.) High School and West Virginia University. In my first job out of college, I was sports editor of the Evening Journal in Martinsburg, W.Va., 15 miles from the Antietam battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md. I now work for ESPN in Connecticut. My book, "Connecticut Yankees at Antietam" (History Press), is available from amazon.com and elsewhere. E-mail me here.

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FACES OF THE CIVIL WAR

16TH CONNECTICUT POSTS

Soldiers in the 16th Connecticut were routed at Antietam and later imprisoned at Andersonville and elsewhere. Click on the image of Company K captain Newton Manross, killed at Antietam, for more on the hard-luck regiment.

ALL ANTIETAM POSTS

Posts on the Battle of Antietam, my favorite Civil War topic, may be found by clicking on the image of John Otto's cornfield.

ANTIETAM PANORAMAS

From Burnside Bridge to Bloody Lane to John Otto's cornfield, view an extensive collection of interactive battlefield panoramas.

GETTYSBURG PANORAMAS

From Little Round Top to the Trostle farm to Cemetery Ridge, view a collection of interactive panoramas of the battlefield.

MORE BATTLEFIELD PANOS

CONN. ANTIETAM DEATHS

Download my Excel spreadsheet of Connecticut Antietam deaths. It includes soldier's name, rank, regiment, company, place of death, family information, links and more. It's the most comprehensive list of its kind. Click on image.

WILLIAM TIPTON'S BATTLEFIELD IMAGES

ANTIETAM PINTEREST PAGE

The faces, graves and memorials of soldiers from Connecticut who were killed or mortally wounded on Sept, 17, 1862 -- the bloodiest day in American history. Click on image.

ANTIETAM UP CLOSE

Enlargements of old images allow you to see Antietam like you've never seen it before. Click on image above.

CONNECTICUT GETTYSBURG DEATH LIST

Download my Excel spreadsheet of Connecticut Gettysburg deaths. It includes soldier's name, rank, regiment, company, place of death, family information, links and more. It's the most comprehensive list of its kind. Click on image.

CONN. NEW BERN DEATHS

On March 14, 1862, three regiments of Connecticut soldiers fought at the Battle of New Bern (N.C.). Skip Riddle, an expert on the battle, researched the circumstances of the deaths of soldiers in the 8th, 10th and 11th Connecticut regiments at New Bern. Download the Excel spreadsheet by clicking on the image. (Additional research by John Banks)